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Aarushi-Hemraj Double Murder Case: Talwars' Trial Begins; Court to Examine Prosecution Witnesses

The trial of Rajesh and Nupur Talwar in the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case has begun in the Ghaziabad Court on Friday, following SC's dismissal of the Talwars' review plea seeking to free them from the standing trial

Jun 8, 2012

Pakistan: Bomb Blast At Seminary Kills 14, Injures 40

At least 14 people were reportedly killed, including three children, and more than 40 were injured in a bomb attack that took place outside a seminary in Pakistan. So far no militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack

Jun 8, 2012

Court Rejects Chidambaram's Plea in Election Rig Case; Home Minister to Face Trial

The Madras High Court on Thursday rejected Home Minister P Chidambaram's plea to dismiss all the allegations against him in connection with election rigging case. It has asked him to face the case.

Jun 8, 2012

Satyamev Jayate Row: Aamir Khan Hurts Doctors; IMA Demands Apology

Aamir Khan brought himself a mixed bag of positive response and brickbats from the doctor's fraternity after he debated about the unethical practices by a section of doctors to rob of the ignorant patients' money, in his latest TV show Satyamev Jayate.

Jun 7, 2012

Air India to Hire 100 New Pilots; Sacked Pilots May Re-enter by Applying Fresh

After trying hard to resolve the issue over the ongoing strike of pilots for more than 30 days now, Air India finally took a concrete stand to completely close the doors for agitating employees and hire new pilots to resume its operations as soon as possible.

Jun 7, 2012

Google Maps Debuts 3D Mapping Technologies Amid Alleged Fallout with Apple [VIDEO]

Google Inc. is set to take the world with its new digital mapping technologies that will incorporate several new features to help significantly ramp its existing Google Maps application.

Jun 7, 2012

Aarushi Murder Case: SC Quashes Talwars 'Meritless' Review Plea

Dentist couple Nupur Talwar and Rajesh Talwar's legal trouble in their daughter Aarushi and manservant Hemraj murder case continues to haunt as the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the plea, saying that they found no merit in the review application.

Jun 7, 2012

Over 100 Died of Heat Waves in West Bengal; Summer Vacation Extended To June 17 for Schools

More than 100 people have reportedly died due to heat waves in West Bengal in the last 48 hour. The death toll is on the rise due to inexorable extreme heat waves and soaring temperature.

Jun 6, 2012

NASA Astronomers Discover Giant Black Hole Evicted From Host Galaxy

NASA astronomers have found evidence that a giant black hole is getting ejected from its host galaxy at a speed of several million miles per hour. They observed that the black hole collided and merged with another black hole, thus receiving a recoil kick due to the gravitational wave radiation

Jun 6, 2012

Porn MMS Scandal Shakes Jawaharlal Nehru University; 3 Students Suspended

Barely a year after a high resolution MMS featuring two Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) hostellers in an uncompromising positions hit the headlines, Delhi's most prestigious JNU is hit by another pornographic MMS scandal.

Jun 5, 2012

Facebook May Lift Ban On Children Under 13 : How Safe Is It?

In a fresh bid to give a push to its struggling revenue and increase the fan base, facebook is contemplating to lift the ban on under 13s joining the social networking site

Jun 5, 2012

India Observes World Environment Day amidst Hot Summer: What is Green Economy?

Global warming has become a huge challenge to the world. Days are getting hotter and natural calamities are occurring more often. And on Tuesday, humanity observes World Environment Day (WED) with the theme 'Green Economy: Does it include you?' India observes World Environment Day amidst hot summer.

Jun 5, 2012

Pakistan Test Fires Hatf VII Missile; Can Hit Targets Deep Within India

Just five days after test firing its indigenously developed Air Launched Cruise Missile, Hatf-VIII (Ra'ad), Pakistan on Tuesday successfully test-fired the nuclear-capable Hatf-VII cruise missile that can hit deep within India.

Jun 5, 2012

Nigeria Plane Crash: Death Toll Rises to 193, Two Indians Among Those Killed

Nigeria has begun a three-day mourning for the victims of the plane crash, with the death toll now raised to 193. Two of the victims onboard the commercial airliner were Indian nationals. Co-pilot Mahendra Singh Rathore and engineer Rijo Eldos were the names of the two Indians killed.

Jun 5, 2012

Team Anna and Baba Ramdev To Hold Separate Anti-Graft Protests, But Will Support Each Other

Two days after anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare and Yoga guru Baba Ramdev held a joint fast against the "corrupt" UPA government, it seems a drift has occurred between them following Ramdev's opposition to Anna team member Arvind Kejriwal in taking individual names on graft charges

Jun 5, 2012